Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1393 O.G. 61, on August 13, 2013.
For information on subject matter under Rule 39 that a particular
International Searching Authority will not search, see Annex D of the PCT
Applicants' Guide.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) or the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA)
for an international application filed with the United States Receiving
Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where at least
one of the applicants is either a national or resident of the United States
of America. The EPO, effective January 1, 2015, no longer has any
limitations concerning its competency to act as an ISA. The announcement
appears in the Official Gazette at 1412 O.G. 61 on March 10, 2015.
Previously, the EPO would not act as an ISA and would not carry out an
international search for any application which contained one or more claims
relating to the field of business methods. As of January 1, 2015, U.S.
applicants filing their international applications with the USPTO or the IB
as receiving Office may select the EPO to act as the ISA without
restrictions. In applications containing claims relating to business
methods where the subject matter of the application also contains technical
features, the EPO will perform a search for those parts of the application
which are more than mere business methods. However, the EPO will issue a
declaration under PCT Rule 17(2)(a) that no ISR will be established
whenever an application relates only to a business method as such. The EPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was changed, effective
January 1, 2016, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1421
O.G. 246, on December 29, 2015.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Korean Intellectual Property Office may act as the ISA or the IPEA
for an international application filed with the United States Receiving
Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where at least
one of the applicants is either a national or resident of the United States
of America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G.
1261 on January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was changed,
effective January 1, 2016, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1421 O.G. 246, on December 29, 2015.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the ISA or the
IPEA for an international application filed with the United States
Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where
at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of the
United States of America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 265, on December 23, 2008. However, the use of IP Australia is
restricted. IP Australia will not act as an ISA if it has received more
than 250 international applications from the USPTO during a fiscal quarter,
as indicated in the Official Gazette at 1409 O.G. 302 on December 30, 2014.
IP Australia will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.
The search fee of IP Australia was changed, effective January 1, 2016,
and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1421 O.G. 246, on December 29,
2015.

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The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of
Russia as Searching and Examining Authority
The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of
Russia (Rospatent) may act as the ISA or the IPEA for an international
application filed with the United States Receiving Office or the
International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where at least one of the
applicants is either a national or resident of the United States of
America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1378 O.G. 162,
on May 8, 2012.
The search fee of Rospatent was changed, effective April 1, 2016, and
was announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 249 on March 29, 2016.
Israel Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) may act as the ISA or the IPEA for an
international application filed with the United States Receiving Office
or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where at least one
of the applicants is either a national or resident of the United States
of America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1408 O.G.
52, on November 4, 2014. However, the use of the ILPO is restricted. The
ILPO will not act as an ISA for applications with one or more claims
relating to a business method as defined by certain International Patent
Classification classes nor will the ILPO act as an ISA where it has
received more than 75 international applications from the USPTO during a
fiscal quarter, as indicated in the Official Gazette at 1408 O.G. 52 on
November 4, 2014. For the definition of what the ILPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, see Annex B of
the Agreement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
(http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/notices/ilpo_isa-ipea.pdf). The ILPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.
The search fee of ILPO was changed, effective March 1, 2016, and was
announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 179 on March 22, 2016.
Japan Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) may act as the ISA or the IPEA for an
international application filed with the United States Receiving Office or
the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where at least one of the
applicants is either a national or resident of the United States of
America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette at 1417 O.G. 63,
on August 4, 2015. However, the use of the JPO is restricted. The JPO will
act as an ISA for applications only where the claims of the application are
directed to the field of green technology as defined by certain
International Patent Classification classes and where the JPO has not
received more than 5,000 international applications from the USPTO during
the 3 year period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018, and not more than 300
applications per quarter during the first year, and not more than 475
application per quarter during the second and third years, as indicated in
the Official Gazette at 1417 O.G. 63 on August 4, 2015. For the
definition of what the JPO considers to be the field of green technology,
see Annex A of the Agreement between the Japan Patent Office and the United
States Patent and Trademark Office at 1417 O.G. 67, August 4, 2015. The JPO
will act as an IPEA only if it also acted as the ISA.
The search fee of the JPO was changed, effective April 1, 2016, and was
announced in the Official Gazette at 1424 O.G. 249 on March 29, 2016.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore as Searching and Examining
Authority
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) may act as the ISA

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or the IPEA for an international application filed with the United States
Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving Office where
at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of the
United States of America. The announcement appears in the Official Gazette
at 1425 O.G. 190 on April 19, 2016. The IPOS will act as an IPEA only if it
also acted as the ISA.
The search fee of the IPOS was announced in the Official Gazette at 1425
O.G. 190 on April 19, 2016.
Fees
The transmittal fee for the USPTO was changed to include a basic portion
and a non-electronic filing fee portion, effective November 15, 2011, and
was announced in the Federal Register on November 15, 2011. Search fees
for the USPTO were changed, effective January 12, 2009, and were announced
in the Federal Register on November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request
for the restoration of the right of priority was established, effective
November 9, 2007, and was announced in the Federal Register on
September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were changed, effective January 1, 2016,
and were announced in the Official Gazette at 1421 O.G. 246 on
December 29, 2015. The elimination of the discount for filing the
international application in paper with a PCT EASY zip file was announced
in the Official Gazette at 1419 O.G. 128 on October 20, 2015.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of April 1, 2016, is as
follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee
Basic Portion
- Fee $240.00
- Small Entity Fee $120.00
- Micro Entity Fee $60.00
Non-electronic filing fee portion for International
applications (other than plant applications) filed
on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the
Office electronic filing system
- Fee $400.00
- Small Entity Fee $200.00
- Micro Entity Fee $200.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee
- Fee $2,080.00
- Small Entity Fee $1,040.00
- Micro Entity Fee $520.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation)
- Fee $2,080.00
- Small Entity Fee $1,040.00
- Micro Entity Fee $520.00
European Patent Office as ISA
- Fee $2,097.00
- Small Entity Fee $2,097.00
- Micro Entity Fee $2,097.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
- Fee $1,120.00
- Small Entity Fee $1,120.00

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Errata
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,350 to NAKABA KOGURE of Zama, JP for
MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,507 to JAY LICHTER of San Diego, CA
for CONTROLLED RELEASE ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE
TREATMENT OF OTIC DISORDERS appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,527 to TSUYOSHI HARADA of Tokyo, JP
for COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,603 to GRAWUNDER, ULF et al of
BASEL, SWITZERLAND for METHOD OF PRODUCING AN IMMUNOLIGAND/PAYLOAD
CONJUGATE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,619 to KAZUHIKO TAKEUCHI of
Fujinomiya, JP for MEDICAL INSTRUMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,638 to YOUKO HATANAKA of Kanagawa,
JP for MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,813 to MICHAEL GIBSON of Boston, MA
for MULTI-PART REMOVABLE SUPPORT STRUCTURES appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,844,827 to KEN TANAKA of Aichi-ken, JP
for CONTACT WELDING DETECTION SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,845,005 to RYOTA ABE of Yokosuka-shi,
Kanagawa, JP for FLAP VALVE DEVICE AND GAS LIQUID SEPARATION DEVICE
PROVIDED WITH FLAP VALVE DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,845,128 to JEFF WHITTEN of Irvine, CA
for CASE AND MOUNT SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,845,198 to DANIEL KUIPER of Alto, MI for
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING CONVEYOR BELTS appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,124 to KATSUMI SHIBAYAMA of
Hamamatsu-shi, JP for SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ELEMENT appearing
in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,314 to BACH, CHRISTIAN of BUSECK,
GERMANY for OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT AND METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL
SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

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"All references to Patent No. 9,846,322 to HAYATO KURASAWA of Minato-ku,
JP for DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,412 to KAZUAKI ABE of Iruma-shi, JP
for ELECTRONIC DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19,
2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,421 to NAOYUKI SUGENO of Fukushima,
JP for DETECTING A COMMUNICATION ERROR STATUS appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,490 to JI-HYUN JUNG of Seongnam-si,
KR for METHOD OF EXECUTING APPLICATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTENT
SHARING, AND DISPLAY DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,557 to MASASHI KUNO of Obu-shi, JP
for IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,659 to HYUN LEE of Ladera Ranch, CA
for MEMORY MODULE AND CIRCUIT PROVIDING LOAD ISOLTION AND NOISE REDUCTION
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,837 to RAVI NARAYANASWAMI of
San Jose, CA for NEURAL NETWORK INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURE appearing in
the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,846,862 to THOMAS PURVES of
San Francisco, for MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WALLET CONNECTOR APPARATUSES, METHODS
AND SYSTEMS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,060 to SUNG-CHEON PARK of Yongin-si,
KR for DC-DC CONVERTER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY INCLUDING THE
SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,405 to KRISHNASWAMY RAMKUMAR of
San Jose, CA for METHODS TO INTEGRATE SONOS INTO CMOS FLOW appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,453 to TONI LOPEZ of Eindhoven, NL
for LED WITH PATTERNED SURFACE FEATURES BASED ON EMISSION FIELD PATTERNS
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,464 to TOSHIHIRO TSUMORI of
Echizen-shi, JP for OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,747 to DANIEL WHITE of Baltimore, MD
for CORDLESS POWER TOOL SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,757 to NADIM KHLAT of Cugnaux, FR
for COMMUNICATIONS BASED ADJUSTMENTS OF AN OFFSET CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

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"All references to Patent No. 9,847,820 to HYUNGTAE KIM of Seoul, KR for
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,861 to JOHAN NYSTROM of Stockholm,
SE for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING A PILOT SIGNAL ADAPTED TO THE
CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19,
2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,847,873 to GIUSEPPE ATENIESE of Hoboken,
NJ for REWRITABLE BLOCKCHAIN appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,012 to SOURABH SATISH of Fremont, CA
for MANAGING WORKFLOWS UPON A SECURITY INCIDENT appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,018 to ROBERT STATICA of Flanders,
NJ for ENTERPRISE MESSAGING PLATFORM appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,123 to ATSUSHI KIMURA of Tokyo, JP
for IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM appearing
in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,348 to COLLEEN SZYMANIK of
Philadelphia, PA for WI-FI RADIO HEALTH SCORE appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,407 to JACK SHAUH of San Diego, CA
for PRIMARY CELL SIGNALING FOR EMBMS IN CARRIER AGGREGATION appearing in
the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,460 to TAKASHI SAKUI of Nagoya-shi,
JP for ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL HEATING METHOD appearing in
the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,466 to JUN ZHANG of Cary, NC for
SOLID-STATE LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH FLORESCENT BALLASTS appearing
in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All references to Patent No. 9,848,476 to KILIAN REGAU of Regensburg,
DE for METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPTOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND OPTOELECTRONIC
ASSEMBLY appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2017 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

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address should be addressed to Mail Stop M
Correspondence. Requests for Certificate of
Correction need no special mail stop, but should be
mailed to the attention of Certificate of
Correction Branch.
Mail Stop RCE Requests for continued examination under
37 CFR 1.114.
Mail Stop Correspondence pertaining to the reconstruction
Reconstruction of lost patent files.
Mail Stop Ex Parte Original requests for Ex Parte Reexamination
Reexam and all subsequent correspondence other
than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
(see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)). Effective
September 16, 2012, this mail stop is also to be
used for any papers to be filed in an ex parte
reexamination proceeding ordered as a result of
a supplemental examination proceeding.
Mail Stop Inter Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination,
Partes Reexam and all subsequent correspondence other than
correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
(see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Reissue All new and continuing reissue application filings.
Mail Stop Sequence Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
is not being filed with the patent application.
Mail Stop Supplemental (Effective September 16, 2012). Requests for
Examination Supplemental Examination, including original
request papers and any other correspondence, other
than correspondence to the Office of the
Solicitor (see 37 CFR Secs. 1.1(a)(3) AND 1.302(c)).
This mail stop is limited to original request papers
and any other papers that are to be filed in a
supplemental examination proceeding. For any papers
to be filed in an ex parte reexamination proceeding
ordered as a result of a supplemental examination
proceeding, use "Mail Stop Ex Parte Reexam".
Information for addressing patent-related correspondence may also be found
on the USPTO's web site at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/mail.jsp.
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS
Please address trademark-related mail to be delivered by the United
States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as
follows:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:
Madrid Processing Unit
600 Dulany Street
MDE-7B87
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Deputy Commissioner for
Trademark Examination Policy regarding Letters of Protest must be mailed to:
Letter of Protest
ATTN: Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy
600 Dulany Street
MDE-4B89
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Director regarding the Fastener
Quality Act (FQA) must be mailed to:
Director, USPTO
ATTN: FQA
600 Dulany Street, MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Commissioner regarding the
recordal of a Native American Tribal Insignia (NATI) must be mailed to:
Native American Tribal Insignia
ATTN: Commissioner for Trademarks
600 Dulany Street
MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Do NOT send any of the following via USPS certified mail or with a
"signature required" option: submissions to the Madrid Processing Unit,
Letters of Protest, applications for recordal of insignia under the
Fastener Quality Act, notifications of Native American Tribal Insignia.
Trademark-related mail to be delivered by other delivery services
(Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolator, etc.), by
courier or by hand to the Trademark Operation, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Office's Madrid Processing Unit, Letters of Protest, FQA
or NATI, must be delivered to:
Trademark Assistance Center
Madison East, Concourse Level Room C 55
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Please address mail to be directed to a mail stop identified below
to be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows
(unless otherwise instructed):
Mail Stop _____
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Mail Stop
Designations Explanation
Mail Stop 3 Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC.
Mail Stop 6 Mail for the Office of Procurement.
Mail Stop 8 All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except
communications relating to pending litigation and
disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to pending
litigation in court cases shall be mailed only to
Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667, Arlington,
VA 22215 and papers related to pending disciplinary
proceedings before the Administrative Law Judge or
the Director shall be mailed only to the Office of
the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116, Arlington, VA 22215.
Mail Stop 11 Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).
Mail Stop 13 Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division.
Mail Stop 16 Mail related to refund requests, other than
requests for refund of a patent application
publication fee. Such requests should be directed
to Mail Stop PGPub.
Mail Stop 17 Invoices directed to the Office of Finance.
Mail Stop 24 Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program,
including complaints about Invention Promoters.
Mail Stop 171 Vacancy Announcement Applications.
Mail Stop Assignment All assignment documents, security interests,
Recordation Services and other documents to be recorded in the
Assignment records. Note that documents with
cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or
submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov)
are processed much more quickly than those
submitted by mail.
Mail Stop Document All requests for certified or uncertified
Services copies of patent or trademark documents.
Mail Stop EEO Mail for the Office of Civil Rights.
Mail Stop Governmental Mail for the Office of Governmental Affairs.
Affairs
Mail Stop Interference Communications relating to interferences and
applications and patents involved in interference.
Mail Stop M Mail to designate or change a fee
Correspondence address, or other correspondence related to
maintenance fees, except payments of
maintenance fees in patents. See below for
the address for maintenance fee payments.
Mail Stop OED Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Policy and International
OPIA Affairs.
Maintenance Fee Payments
Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov,
payments of maintenance fees in patents using the United States Postal
Service, hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) should be made to:
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Maintenance Fees
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Deposit Account Replenishments
Payments to replenish deposit accounts using the United States Postal
Service, hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) should be made to:
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Deposit Accounts
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Information about deposit account replenishments may also be found on
the USPTO's website at http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-
and-payment/deposit-accounts/deposit-account-replenishment-options